FRCS CERTIFICATE

Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons Diploma

Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons is the full version of FRCS. It is a professional certification necessary to practice as a surgeon. It is first and foremost require that doctors finish six years of their Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Science degrees (MBBS). You will also have to provide three formal references from peers and seniors, as well as fill out a logbook. Only then may you apply for or take the FRCS test.

The FRCS a professional qualification to practice as a senior surgeon in Ireland or the United Kingdom. It is bestowed on an intercollegiate basis by the four Royal Colleges of Surgeons (the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (chartered 1784), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (chartered 1505), and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow). The initials may be used as post-nominal letters.

Several Commonwealth countries have organisations that bestow similar qualifications, among them the FRCSC in Canada, FRACS in Australia and New Zealand, FCS(SA) in South Africa, FCSHK in Hong Kong, FCPS by College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan in Pakistan and FCPS by College of Physicians & Surgeons of Mumbai in India.